Vladimir Kara-Murza of Spotlight on Russia writes about [1] the peculiar process to get St. Petersburg governor Valentina Matviyenko eligible for nomination to the post of speaker of the Federation Council – Russian parliament's upper house – and how local by-elections have been held in a far from transparent process simply to elect Matviyenko, and thus be able to become speaker at all.
Russia: Keeping Track of Elections
· Written by Vilhelm Konnander
Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Elections, Governance, Politics